Stream Dum Dum Girls Only In Dreams

We’ve already posted the new Dum Dum Girls tracks “Coming Down” and “Bedroom Eyes“, and now Only In Dreams, the band’s sophomore album, is streaming in full. Like I Will Be, the band’s debut, it’s a thoroughly well-crafted example of retro garage-pop, though the new one is a bit peppier than its predecessor. Other than the one track that sounds like Mazzy Star, most of the album reminds me of what might’ve happened if ’90s ska-pop sprites Dance Hall Crashers had had all the ska forcibly removed from their music. It’s a strong, catchy record; give it a shot.

It’s a tighter, glossier effort but I won’t deny I set my expectations a bit differently after I heard “Coming Down” and reading the album would be darker. Lyrically I suppose it is, but the My So-Called Life fan in me wishes they had gone full blown Mazzy Star but hey, that’s what Tamaryn is for.

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